Assassination in Davos

Name: Assassination in Davos
Cast: Peter Bollag, Gert Haucke, Marianne Kehlau, Hilde Ziegler, Wolfram Berger

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On February 4, 1936, Wilhelm Gustloff, leader of the NSDAP, was shot dead in Davos. His assassin, 27-year-old David Frankfurter, wanted to use the action to highlight the persecution of the Jews. This docudrama describes with great precision the events leading up to the fateful day and the trial that followed. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Rolf LyssyWriter: Georg Janett

Peter Bollag

as David Frankfurter

Gert Haucke

as Wilhelm Gustloff

Marianne Kehlau

as Frau Hedwig Gustloff

Hilde Ziegler

as Doris Steiger

Wolfram Berger

as Zvonko

Max Knapp

as President de la Cour

Günter Strack

Klaus Knuth

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